The ninth volume of “Historical Notes” (“Shi Ji”) completes the publication of the translation of the work of the ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian (145-87 BC). The volume contains the final 20 chapters of the last section of the monument - Le Zhuan ("Lives"). Of exceptional interest are the chapters describing the life and social structure of the peoples of Central Asia, the Korean Peninsula, and Southern China (the ancestors of the Vietnamese). Ch. amazes with its depth and insight. 129, dedicated to the history of business, macroeconomics and political economy of Ancient China. The historical material about the intimate life of the first Han emperors, contained in Chapter. 125, the true revelation is ch. 124, which tells the story of the economic and social power of ubiquitous clan-based criminal structures. CONTENTS: Introductory article 14 of the Lives (Le Zhuan). Chapters 111-130Chapter one hundred and eleven. Wei-jiangjun, piaoqi le zhuan - Biography of jiangjun Wei and piaoqi [Ho Qu-bing] 27Chapter one hundred and twelve. Pingjin-hou, Zhufu le zhuan - Biography of Pingjin-hou [Gongsun Hong] and Zhufu [Yan] 47Chapter one hundred and thirteen. Nanyue le zhuan - Description of Nanyue 66Chapter one hundred and fourteen. Dongyue le zhuan - Description of the Eastern Yue 75Chapter one hundred and fifteen. Chaoxian le zhuan - Description of Chaoxian 80Chapter one hundred and sixteen. Xinanyi le zhuan - Description of the southwestern and 85Chapter one hundred and seventeen. Sima Xiang-zhu le zhuan - Biography of Sima Xiang-zhu 91Chapter one hundred and eighteen. Huainan, Hengshan le zhuan - Biography of Huainan[-wang] and Hengshan[-wang] 127Chapter one hundred and nineteen. Xunli Le Zhuan - Lives of Worthy Officials 152Chapter One Hundred and Twenty. Ji, Zheng le zhuan - Biography of Ji [Anya] and Zheng [Dan-shi] 156Chapter one hundred and twenty-one. Rulin le choyuuan - Lives of the Confucians 166Chapter one hundred and twenty-two. Kuli le zhuan - Lives of cruel officials 178Chapter one hundred and twenty-three. Dayyuan le zhuan - Description of Dayyuan 199Chapter one hundred and twenty-four. Yuxia le zhuan - Lives of Yuxia 217Chapter one hundred and twenty-five. Ningxing le zhuan 一Biographies of [imperial] favorites 224Chapter one hundred and twenty-six. Huaji le zhuang - Lives of witty [advisers] 228Chapter one hundred and twenty-seven. Rizhe le zhuang 一The story of fortune tellers [determining favorable] days 244Chapter one hundred and twenty-eight. Guitse le zhuang - A story about fortune telling using the [shells] of a tortoise [stems] of yarrow 252Chapter one hundred and twenty-nine. Huo zhi le zhuang ——A story about increasing wealth 295Chapter one hundred and thirty. Tapshigong zixu—Taigyigun's own afterword 313Commentary 347Appendices:Bibliography 543List of maps 556Index of Chinese sources 560Index of names and titles 563Index of geographical names 582Index of ethnic names 595Index of Chinese terms and concepts 597Summary 609Addenda:Sim and Qian is the father of Chinese history (preface and publication by A.R. Vyatkin) 613